TY - EJOU AU - Sandozi, Arshia AU - Jivanji, Dhaval AU - Huang, Yiwu AU - Azar, Omar AU - Schulman, Ariel TI - Robotic distal ureterectomy and re-implant for obstructing metastatic melanoma – surgical considerations in the palliative setting T2 - Canadian Journal of Urology PY - 2022 VL - 29 IS - 5 SN - 1488-5581 AB - Non-urothelial malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) causes hydronephrosis, renal damage and infectious sequelae. The overall condition, symptoms, and plans for systemic therapy inform urologic intervention. In well-selected cases, there is a role for definitive reconstruction. We describe a robotic-assisted distal ureterectomy and reimplant for definitive repair of obstructive metastatic melanoma. KW - melanoma KW - ureterectomy KW - reimplantation KW - metastatic cancer DO -